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A friend of mine likens the world's religions to a parable about 6 blind men and an elephant.
6 blind men all stumble upon an elephant, and each grabs a different part trying to figure out what it is. One grabs its leg and says "it must be some kind of tree." Another grabs its trunk and says "no, it's a very large snake." A third grabs its ear and says "it's a very large leaf, all rubbery and thin." Another feels its side and says "no, it's some kind of rock, all rough and hard." Etc. etc.
The elephant is the truth of the Universe, and the blind men are the world's religions. Each can grasp a part of the truth and can interpret that part, and it'll get some things right and proceed based on some correct and some incorrect assumptions, but no religion by itself is capable of understanding the essence of the entire truth.
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"If ten million people believe a foolish thing, it is still a foolish thing."
- Anatole France
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